I Give Up!
Originally posted on January 29 by The Hockey News, ESPN, and MSN.ca After waiting and waiting for Kevin Bieksa to stumble, it is time for me to face reality – his production is no fluke.
Goodbye Conroy, Hello OSullivan?
The deal that sent Craig Conroy to Calgary yesterday impacts both teams involved. While Conroy won’t be the #1 center on Calgary, (hell, he may not even be the #2 center), Darryl Sutter jumped at the opportunity to re-acquire a strong leader and veteran presence.
Conroy…Back in Calgary!
The Calgary Flames reacquired Craig Conroy in a trade that sent Jamie Lundmark, a fourth-round pick in 2007 and a second-round pick in 2008 to the Kings.
Phan-tastic!
By Dobber - Originally posted Jan. 24 by The Hockey News, ESPN.com, and MSN.ca.
At every position there are players that immediately come to mind as a poolie’s dream. Left wing: Alex Ovechkin. Center: Sidney Crosby. Right Wing: Jaromir Jagr. Goaltender: Martin Brodeur. Defenseman: Chris Pronger. There is turnover at every position. With these examples, the first two will be there for awhile, whereas the latter three have been there awhile.
Oh Those Masked Devils
We have a new guest columnist today - Gus Katsaros, McKeen’s Hockey - Fantasy Hockey Expert.
It takes a special personality, character and mental make-up of an individual to willfully allow someone to blast a piece of galvanized rubber directly at them.
It takes an even more special person to keep coming up with ways to keep the disk from getting passed them.
Bulin Wall Crumbling?
By Darryl Dobbs - also posted by Dobber's affiliates. A month ago, the Blackhawks seemed to have everything under control again. Injured players were filing back into the lineup and the team was winning games. One 0-8-2 run later and the team seems to be in trouble.
The Keeper Trade Conundrum
By J.P. of Japer's Rink It's that time of the year again - the race for your fantasy league's title is whittling itself down to a few contenders and, if you're in a one-year league, the pretenders are working on their fantasy baseball draft prep. If you're in a keeper league, though, the pretenders are looking to the future. Either way, there is a growing fear among the teams at the top that one (or more) of the teams at the bottom will make a trade that will fundamentally shift the balance of power at the top in a way that's not in the best interest of the league. You know the trade I'm talking about – the one that results in name-calling, threats to quit the league and crying like a girl watching Titanic.
2007 NHL Entry Draft Top 30- Part Three
The bottom third of the first round is one of the most unpredictable in all the NHL Entry Draft. Late risers compete with fading mainstays, and teams aren't adverse to trading or going for the homerun. At least one pick in the 21-30 range will change hands, fodder for a deadline deal or part of a move on draft day. And fans will love every minute it- once they know who they've drafted. And, by popular demand, the fantasy potential of the Bugg Bytes Top 30!
Hindsight is 20/20…But This Wasn’t Hindsight.
Another example of ineptness at the NHL corporate level, this time it is the Vancouver Canucks and their GM. Ryan Kesler is out for three months after hip surgery. That's not his fault, but I can't help but shake my head nonetheless...